I’m very intrigued by Empedia, a Swedish startup that uses the Wikipedia api and slaps a social layer on top of the data that’s collected from the API. It’s a fascinating use of this tool, and one that I think will prove to be successful (if not for this company, for someone!).
Here’s a teaser, and you can read the full article (from Arctic Startup) by clicking the link at the bottom.
Wikipedia has become a staple of internet life, and has risen to the top due to its aim of giving readers the impartial truth. Wikipedia serves its purpose well, but it also misses out on the color of human experience that cannot be verified by a third party source. A new service out of Sweden, Empedia, launched today and builds off of the Wikipedia API to allow anyone to add their personal experiences or stories to world events, companies, places, and everything else. Empedia calls itself a social encyclopedia. (Read more)
I wish these guys luck, it’s a cool concept.